Where does “Cuddalore” come from?

Cuddalore (English) comes from Tamil கடலூர், from Tamil கடல், from Tamil அல், from Tamil அல்- — the root of a symbolic negative verb affixed to nouns, pronouns and other verbs.

Ancestry of “Cuddalore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilகடலூர்—
2Tamilகடல்ocean, sea
3Tamilஅல்night, nightfall
4Tamilஅல்-the root of a symbolic negative verb affixed to nouns, pronouns and other verbs
Every word from Tamil அல்- →Every word from Tamil அல் →Every word from Tamil கடல் →